Question

What was the significance of the naval quarantine of Cuba?

A. If the United States did not remove its ships, then the Soviet Union would not remove its missiles from Cuba.
B. If Soviets snuck past U.S. ships, then the two countries would be at war.
C. If the United States snuck past Soviet ships, then the two countries would be at war.
D. If the Soviet Union did not remove its ships, then the United States would not remove its missiles from Cuba

Answer 1

A

Step-by-step explanation:

There were no ships involved in the naval quarantine of Cuba. The naval quarantine was actually a blockade, and its significance was that it forced the Soviet Union to remove missiles from Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. Therefore, the correct answer is A.